Kerala style Mutton Stew recipe is a milk mutton curry cooked in coconut milk along with vegetables and warm fragrant Indian spices spices.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Course: dinner, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian
Keyword: kerala mutton curry, Kerala mutton stew with coconut milk, mutton recipe south indian
Servings: 6people
Author: Arpita@Gastronomic Bong
Equipment
pressure cooker / Instant Pot
large thick bottomed pan/ large Kadhai
Ingredients
600-700gramsMutton/ Lamb
2Onionthinly sliced
1smallTomatofinely chopped
1tbspGinger grated
1tbspGarlic grated
2largePotatoeswashed, peeled and cubed
2Carrotswashed and cut into chunks
150gramsBeanswashed and cut into halves
2stringsCurry leaves
2-3Green chilliessliced
2tspFennel Seeds powder
2tspCoriander powder
1/2-1tspPepper powder (as per your taste)
1can Thick coconut milk
Salt as per required
2tbspCoconut oil
Whole spices
2Bay leaves
1inchCinnamon sticks
5-6Cloves
4-5Green Cardamom
1/2tspBlack Peppercorn
Final tempering
1mediumOnion
12-15Cashew nuts
1tbspGhee
Instructions
Precook the Mutton/Lamb:
Add the mutton pieces, 1 1/2 tsp ginger and 1 1/2 tsp garlic, some salt and 1 cup water in a pressure cooker.
Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles or until the mutton/lamb is almost 90% cooked. Take it off the heat.
Mutton Stew:
Meanwhile in a large thick bottomed pan heat coconut oil. When hot temper it with bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms and saute until the the spices are fragrant.
Then toss in the chopped tomatoes and cook until soft and mushy.
Next add in the vegetables along with ground spices and mix it well. Saute for 3-4 minutes on medium heat.
Now add the boiled mutton along with its juices and mix it well with the vegetables. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Next add the coconut milk along with 1 cup o water to mix it well.
Cover and cook the stew until the vegetables and the mutton is fully cooked. Adjust the consistency of stew as per you liking. If you like it thick crank up the heat and boil the stew. If you like it thin add more water or coconut milk.
To make the tempering, heat ghee in a small pan. Add sliced onions and saute until it is golden brown. Then add the cashew nuts and saute. Then add it to mutton stew and mix it well.